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Totake-in Temple

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Totake-in Temple is a Soto Zen temple known for its unique Daruma-ishi rock.

Totake-in Temple
黒澤 三郎 (Saburo Kurosawa) CC BY 4.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • A Soto Zen Buddhist temple.
  • Founded by Kuge Shigemitsu.
  • Kuge Shigemitsu received 'Ichiban' from Minamoto no Yoritomo.

What to see

  • The giant Daruma-ishi rock on the grounds.
  • The Daruma-ishi was discovered in 1925 in the Arakawa River.

Getting there

  • 23-minute walk from Kumagaya Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

埼玉県熊谷市久下1834 Open in Google Maps

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